Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

🎂 29th January 1887 (139 yrs) 📍 Takasago, Hyogo, Japan

Known For

Seven Samurai

Biography

Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典 Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959.

Kokuten Kōdō

Movies Featuring Kokuten Kōdō

Godzilla

Godzilla (1977)

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
The Big Boss

The Big Boss (1959)

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

as Old Man (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour (1957)

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case (1957)

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman (1957)

as Kinshichi
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957)

as Mountain Tribe Leader
The Fighting on The Trial

The Fighting on The Trial (1957)

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy (1957)

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

as Military Commander
Love on Rainbow Island

Love on Rainbow Island (1956)

as Suketa Wada
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Street of Shame

Street of Shame (1956)

as Kadowaki Keisaku
A Rainbow at Every Turn

A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956)

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)

The Kuroda Affair

The Kuroda Affair (1956)

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear (1955)

as Workers' Older Family Member
Miai Ryokou

Miai Ryokou (1955)

Ticket to Hell

Ticket to Hell (1955)

Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man (1955)

as Tribal Chief
The Phantom Horse

The Phantom Horse (1955)

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Godzilla

Godzilla (1954)

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Asakusa at Night

Asakusa at Night (1954)

as Gosuke
Jirocho in Disgrace

Jirocho in Disgrace (1954)

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

as Gisaku, the Old Man
Red-Light Bases

Red-Light Bases (1953)

as Jusaku Kawanabe
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The Blue Revolution (1953)

Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife (1953)

Fighting Yasubei

Fighting Yasubei (1952)

Forty-Eight Man

Forty-Eight Man (1952)

as Kira Uenosuke
Third Class Executives

Third Class Executives (1952)

Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire (1952)

Vendetta of a Samurai

Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)

Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro (1951)

Early Summer

Early Summer (1951)

as Old Uncle
The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl (1951)

as Noe's uncle
The Idiot

The Idiot (1951)

as Junpei
Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home (1951)

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home (1951)

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain (1951)

as Shige'emon Otobe
Red Peony of Night

Red Peony of Night (1950)

Scandal

Scandal (1950)

as Old Man #1
Street of Violence

Street of Violence (1950)

as Kuga​
Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

as Old Landlord
The Blue Mountains: Part II

The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)

Snow Trail

Snow Trail (1947)

as Haruko's Grandfather
No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)

as Mr. Noge
Five Tokyo Men

Five Tokyo Men (1945)

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)

as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

as Buddhist Priest
Dance of the Capital

Dance of the Capital (1942)

Green Earth

Green Earth (1942)

Musashibo Benkei

Musashibo Benkei (1942)

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

as Hiryûji Murakami
Dancers of Awa

Dancers of Awa (1941)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2) (1941)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) (1941)

Oath on the Burning Sands

Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)

Zoku Hebihimesama

Zoku Hebihimesama (1940)

Bellflower

Bellflower (1940)

as Grandfather
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Song of the White Orchid (1939)

Old Songs

Old Songs (1939)

Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin (1939)

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Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

as Zusho Shozaemon
Yoru no hato

Yoru no hato (1937)

as Old Man
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Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen (1936)

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge (1935)

as Dobu
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Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku (1935)

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Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo (1935)

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Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage (1933)

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)

as Uesugi Family Elder
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Yûreitô (1932)

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Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo (1931)

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Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai (1931)

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Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto (1930)

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Skull (1927)

Diary of a Drunkard

Diary of a Drunkard (1924)

as Rokubei